Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Oceana, Virginia, 28 October 1954
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A Navy pilot observed a blue-white light trail over Oceana, Virginia, on October 28, 1954. The official military conclusion for the sighting was that the object was a meteor.
This document is a Project 10073 record detailing an aerial sighting that occurred on October 28, 1954, at 2330Z over Oceana, Virginia. The report documents a visual observation made by a Navy pilot flying an F9F-5 aircraft at an altitude of 44,635 feet. The witness reported seeing a single object characterized by a solid trail of blue-white light. The object exhibited straight and level flight, moving from North to South, and produced no sound. The duration of the observation was approximately 10 seconds. The report notes that the object was also observed from the ground by three control tower personnel. Although the observers initially considered the possibility that the object was a jet aircraft using an afterburner, this theory was dismissed because the length and color of the light trail were inconsistent with such an explanation. Weather conditions at the time were reported as clear, with a contrail level between 22,000 and 23,000 feet. The document includes a distribution list indicating that the report was sent to various military intelligence and air defense commands, including the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the Director of Naval Intelligence. The final official conclusion recorded on the form is that the phenomenon was a meteor.
Solid trail of blue-white light, appeared to come from tail pipe. No sound, straight and level flight, also obs from 1 F9F-5 a/c.
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Official Assessment
METEOR
The object was observed by a Navy pilot in an F9F-5 aircraft at 44,635 feet. It appeared as a solid trail of blue-white light with no sound, following a straight and level flight path from North to South. While initially considered by observers to be a jet in afterburner, the appearance was deemed unlike a jet due to the length and color of the trail. The official conclusion reached by the reporting agency was that the object was a meteor.